But IPL commissioner Lalit Modi insisted that decisions were taken by franchisees according to their "cricketing strategy".
Thapar's plainspokenness has served him well, although at first it got him into trouble with his uncle Lalit.
Meanwhile, Lalit Modi, vice-president of the Indian cricket board (BCCI), expects England to return - if safety assurances are met.
Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has said any team fielding unsanctioned ICL players will be excluded from the autumn tournament.
Meanwhile, a close associate of Mr Dalmiya, U N Bannerjee has filed a defamation case against the present board vice-president Lalit Modi.
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Lalit Bhanot, secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, was pilloried for his defence of the levels of hygiene in the village.
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Thapar's bachelor uncle Lalit Thapar, who was at the helm of the family empire, was grooming his oldest nephew, Vikram, to succeed him.
Giles Clarke and David Collier of the England and Wales Cricket Board had a two-day meeting with IPL chairman Lalit Modi in Mumbai.
Rajasthan were rebuked by IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for not spending enough money at last year's auction, yet went on to win the title.
Champions League chairman Lalit Modi is standing firm over the 10-26 September schedule, even though the last English domestic fixture is on 18 September.
The ECB had previously insisted it would only release England players for a two-week window, which Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi said was unacceptable.
Its secretary-general, Lalit Bhanot, said some athletes might pull out because of injury or other reasons, but there would still be "a very good field".
Before he died last year, Lalit bequeathed his share to Gautam.
When it's a lion, according to Lalit Bhanot, secretary-general of the Organising Committee (OC) for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth games for thus he describes Shera, the Games' mascot.
There remains some uncertainty about whether England's centrally-contracted players like Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff will feature in season two, although IPL chairman Lalit Modi is adamant they will.
The current slowdown in deal making is "not the end of the India growth story, " says Lalit Kumar, a partner specializing in mergers and acquisitions at Indian law firm J.
The ECB's stance has not gone down well with Lalit Modi, one of the driving forces behind the Champions League and the vice president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
In Asia, especially, many of these officials are also allegedly corrupt or otherwise malfeasant witness a scandal in the Indian Premier League, the boss of which, Lalit Modi, stands accused of overseeing vast tax evasion.
Shoaib had hoped to play for Kolkata Knightriders in the new Twenty20 Indian Premier League but IPL chairman Lalit Modi said they would now not allow Akhtar to compete while he was banned by the PCB.
Those ownership irregularities were investigated in a 2010 tax inquiry that ultimately led to the resignation of an Indian diplomat and the suspension of Lalit Modi, who helped found the league and was its commissioner until his suspension.
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Lalit Modi, the chairman of the Indian Premier League and a vice-president of the Indian Board of Control (BCCI), said the proposed Champions League was "still a long way away" and what has been announced is "only an in-principle agreement".
Critics, including Lalit Modi, a former BCCI official who co-founded the IPL, said India Cements was trying to distance Mr. Meiyappan from the team as IPL rules say a franchise that hurts the reputation of the tournament or the BCCI can be scrapped.
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